How did the stampede happen at New delhi Railway Station?
Many people lost their lives in the sudden stampede at New delhi railway station on saturday night. There were more people than the capacity at the railway station and especially at the foot over bridge, due to which many people started complaining of suffocation. people started fainting. It is being told that on getting information about the arrival of the train going to Prayagraj, people started moving forward to catch it and due to excessive crowd, a stampede occurred. people started falling on each other. people had not yet recovered from the stampede in Prayagraj that another accident happened, due to which everyone is sad. Let's know when and how the accident happened.
Timeline of the accident
8 pm - Suddenly the crowd of passengers started increasing at New delhi Railway Station.
8:30 pm - Stampede-like situations arose on platform number 14 and 15.
Between 8:45 and 9:15, many people were victims of the stampede.
9:30 pm - It was learned that some people were seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital.
9:55 pm - The fire department was informed about the stampede at the railway station.
10:15 pm - The people injured in the incident were taken to the nearest hospital. All the injured were taken to the hospital through GRP and delhi Police.
11 pm: At 11 pm, the death toll in the hospital started increasing.
11:55 pm - lg Vinay Kumar Saxena tweeted on social media confirming the incident and expressed condolences.
1:50 pm - ABP news first broke the sad news of 18 people dying in the stampede. Earlier, these figures were not released anywhere even at the government level. The dead were identified by sunday morning. Among the dead, 9 are from Bihar, 8 from delhi and one from Haryana. Children and women are also included among the dead.
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